Romero v. Cajun Stabilizing Boats Inc.

PER CURIAM: *

A welder was injured while working on a lift boat. He challenges jurisdiction and the district court’s entry of summary judgment. We affirm in part and reverse in part.

I

In June 2005, Ken Romero, a marine welder, worked aboard M/V MR COURT (“the COURT”), a jack-up service boat owned by Cajun Stabilizing Boats, Inc. (“Cajun”). Romero worked on the vessel’s rudders. He accessed the job site through a manhole on the vessel’s deck. He then had to climb down five or six iron supports welded into the hull. Romero had accessed the rudder room many times while working, on the COURT. There…